bombe

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/bɒm(b)/

Definition of bombe

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
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noun

  1. A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
  2. A small, roughly hemispherical, chocolate-covered confection.
    “Sous-chef Daniel O'Reagan prepares an array of tempting desserts, including a zabaglione and marzipan bombe, chocolate mousse torte and an amaretto-flavored cheesecake.”
    “The best dessert by far is the chocolate-caramel bombe, a gorgeous chocolate-dusted dome with a heart of passion fruit crème brûlée.”
    “Austria boasts the Mozart ball, a marzipan-filled chocolate ball wrapped in a portrait of the composer. Niemetz of Vienna also manufactures a famous marshmallow bombe called the Schwedenbombe.”
  3. An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.

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Etymology

From French bombe. Doublet of bomb.

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